Tuesday's letters to the editor

8:22 PM,
Aug. 19, 2013

In this cartoon by Andy Marlette, Floridia's children are being sucked into a sinkhole of former Gov. Jeb Bush's making when he created education reforms -- more state control of curriculum through common core knowledge testing and grading of each school that has been found to be manipulated -- that in the long term have been found to be flawed. (Gannett, Andy Marlette/Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal)

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Chemical dump

Lake Okeechobee is a giant chemical dump. Even though marine biologists are telling us this mixture of septic tank water, phosphate mine waste, insecticides, fertilizers, and other unknown illegally dumped chemicals will destroy our pristine beaches and our balance ecosystem, our politicians are still allowing this mess, that they created by blocking the natural flow to be dumped in our laps.

They do not realize that this disaster will be irreversible and will cause us to lose all the amenities that fund our existence here in Southwest Florida. ...